by Theodor Fontane · Konemann UK Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783895080357
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Effi Briest is a novel by German writer Theodor Fontane, published in 1895. The story follows Effi, a young woman who marries an older man and moves to a small town where she feels isolated and trapped. She seeks solace in an affair, but the consequences of her actions haunt her years later. The novel is a portrait of Prussian society in the 19th century and explores themes such as marriage, infidelity, social class, and the role of women in society.
Theodor Fontane was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known today, only at age 58 after a career as a journalist. Many of his novels delve into topics that were more or less taboo for discussion in the polite society of Fontane's day, including marital infidelity, class differences, urban vs. rural differences, abandonment of children, and suicide. His novels sold well during his lifetime and several have been adapted for film or audio works.
